Windows 10 hasa lot go for it , but you might not like every modification it has to propose . If you ’re pining for the honest-to-god analog - style clock that popped up from the presentment sphere in Windows 7 and Windows 8 , then a quick bit of register editing can let you live over the onetime days .
If you ’ve never dabbled in registry editing before , it ’s the hidden options lodge that master Windows and a bunch of the applications that go on it — make a wrong move in the registry and you could cause some serious damage to your system , so proceed at your own risk .
That said , a lot of register tweaks are simple and leisurely to roll back , including this one , so you really should n’t hunt into fuss . you may set up Windows ’ own registry editor by type regedit into the hunting field on the taskbar , and then clicking the top outcome .
Do n’t worry if the register look obnubilate at first glance . Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion ImmersiveShell , then correctly - chatter inside the veracious - hand window glass and choose New and DWORD ( 32 - bit ) note value . Call the new value you ’ve just created UseWin32TrayClockExperience , then double - chatter on it and set the time value to 1 . clack on the time and appointment in the notice area ( also known as the system tray ) and the honest-to-goodness clock is back .
You might prefer this more compact , classical Windows look to the new calendar and clock offered up by Windows 10 . If you want to fetch the default figure back , simply change the relevant registry key to 0 or blue-pencil it completely ( decent - click and choose Delete ) .
( Hat tipTechCrunchand many other places . )
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